Depicting the adventures of Rat, Mole, Badger and the pretentious Mr Toad, The Wind in the Willows sees these four animals getting into all sorts of trouble as they wander along the river, through the Wild Wood and around the grand Toad Hall. Adapted for the stage by A.A. Milne as Toad of Toad Hall, and recreated for film and TV numerous times, Kenneth Grahame's tale has been an essential part of every English child's formative reading for over a century, with new generations of readers succumbing to its charm, wit and wonder.
This book is part of a book series called Alma Junior Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2017 by Alma Books Ltd .
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a Scottish writer, most famous for one of the all-time classics of children's literature, The Wind in the Willows, as well as for The Reluctant Dragon. Tor Freeman graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Illustration in 1999. She has been writing and illustrating for children ever since.
This book contains the following story:
The Wind in the Willows
Mole is spring cleaning his home when Ratty persuades him that there is nothing so much fun as messing about on boats. The two set off In Ratty's row boat and picnic by the riverside, then spend days in Ratty's riverside home. One day they decide to visit Toad at Toad Hall. Toad persuades the two of them to join him in his lovely yellow caravan. All goes well until the caravan is knocked into the road by a passing motor car. Days pass and Mole tries and fails to persuade Ratty to take him to meet the elusive Badger, so he sets off on his own and gets lost in the Wild Wood. Ratty rescues him and they stay the night at Badger's House. Meanwhile Toad has become so obscessed with cars he'borrows' one from a courtyard and end up in prison. The jailer's daughter takes pity on him and helps him to escape dressed in her washerwoman's clothes. However whilst Toad has been in prison, stoats and weasels have taken over Toad Hall and in a final battle Badger, Ratty , Mole and Toad must eject them and reinstate Toad.
This book features the following character:
Toad
Toad is one of the two main characters in the Frog and Toad series of childrens books written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. Toad is the best friend of Frog, and the two share many adventures in the series, which highlights their enduring friendship, humour, and kindness. Toad is often portrayed as grumpy, anxious, and sometimes pessimistic, which contrasts with Frogs more optimistic and easy-going personality. Despite his occasional grouchiness, Toad has a warm heart and cares deeply for Frog. He often struggles with everyday challengessuch as procrastination, trying to break bad habits, or dealing with disappointmentbut these challenges are handled with humour and empathy.
A book that we all greatly loved and admired and read aloud or alone, over and over and over. -- Christopher Robin Milne
